The Washington critic., 1887-08-04
III her property to Mr.. Jefferson Davis,

Augusta Stanley, the wife OF the DJan
Of Westminster, Mis. Dorsey was a
guest at their house IN England. AT
the same time an Indian raiah and his
wife were accepting the hospitality of
the illustfious pair. A mutual friend.
ship was the result, and when the In
dian prince returned to his native
land Mrs. Dorsey was presented with
the valuable heirloom In question.
India shawls appear to have histories.
like celebrated diamonds, and only
three Of this particular pattern are
known to exist. 1t took years TO man
ufacture IL, rs the weaving, In the
hands of native workers, assisted by
primitive wooden looms, Is q tedious
process. The colors are subdued by
The hand of Time, and the soft tiuts, so
well managed by oriental artiiicers,
render 1t marvel of coloring and
artistic effect. It's so weighty as to be
uncomfortable, being interviewer In Ia.
tricate designs with threads of gold
bullion. 1t Is valued at many thou
sands Of dollars. and Is many hundred
years old. Few people know that
many of those brought to this country
have been previously worn as girdles
by the natives, without In the least de.
tracting from their value.
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Over the shining floor, In tremendous
propriety, comes the Last Generation.
Among the more frivolous symmetry
of the present time she is like for.
bidding ghost of twenty years ago.
She is ample of build and mature of
years. Pyramidal In outline, she is
built from the ground up. Like Gil.
ber,'s Jane. she is not soulful, but
massive. A big yellow hat Is tied
around the oilskln cap that protects
her hair. Her Puritanical robe comes
almost to her feet Yet stops just far
enough above the ground to show that
her limbs are encased to the ankle,
where the trousers-they are clearly
trousers-are gathered in with strings
and flare out around her feet like two
black hollyhocks or two twin bell
mouihed blunderbusses. She wears
eye. glasses. Under the hat avn.
ing her face Is grim and for.
bidding. There Is no nonsense about
her, for she is there for sea bath.
She needs it, and believes in it, under
certain conditions. She stands
firm and unbending on the solid
Plymouth Rock of propriety as the
rollers come against her. If anybody
suggested Old Ocean was caressing her
she would make large W ct tracks for
the bathing house at once. Verify, as
you look at her and remember what
bathing suits were In times gone by, 1t
seems true in this nineteenth hundred
of the years that the old order Is chang.
ing, and changing rapidly.
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The surf pictures at Narragansett
Pier are ever changing and brilliant,
says writer In the New York Times.
One figure In particular catches your
eye. She Is ST. Louis belle, being
tenderly cared for by retired army
captain. She has black bathing dress,
pulled at the shoulders and made In a
yoke with plaits. A black silk hand.
kerchief Is about her head, tastefully
disposed and coquettishly knotted over
her forehead. In her ears are diamond
earrings. She scorns corsets, but her
curves are SO symmetrical that their alb
sence does not at first appear. Every
time the gallant breaker prepares to
throw about her shoulders its great
mantle of swansdown the captain lifts
her, lifts her high above. Against
the background of white her black
figure Is for moment silhouetted In
strong relief. The effect is immense.
When Venus Anadyomene rose from
the sea she forgot, according to the
veracious poet and painter, those
newspaper correspondents of golden
Greece, her tea gown. Perhaps If she
had possessed, In the coral caves, the
latest thing in water gowns she would
have thought twice about costume In
that marine debut, AT any rate Venus
would have lost little If she had sent to
St. Louis for points.
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Says the Philadelphia Times: The
pages of our history prove that the
men most anxious to occupy the White
House never have their pet ambitions
gratiied. and the rule which applies in
their cases appears not TO except the
other sex. The case of Mrs. Hendricks
Is an illustration of this truth. The
struggle between her and the beautiful
wife of the then Senator Mcdonald
for supremacy In Indiana was never
allowed TO end until after Senator Nc
| Donald was set aside for Harrison and
forced into private life. OF course
this fight was ostensibly fight for
social precedence, but In reality 1t was
for political power. Mrs. Hendricks.
like Mrs. Logan, was ambitious, and
she saw In the strong hold which her
| husband had upon the affections of the
Indiana people the means of gratifying
her desires. The result is known to
everybody. Instead of seeing her hus.
band elected to the Presidency she saw
him placed in the Vice. President s
chair and was herself set aside for the
Presidents unmarried sister. This de.
feat was followed by Mr.. Hendricks
death, and the consequent obllteration
of every political hope she held,
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A farce comedy has at last been
written for the purpose of satirizing
the baseball craze. The author of this
piece is being kept discreetly in the
background by his managers, but 1t Is
claimed for him that he has turned out
q farce that is quite as amusing as the
run of the products of Charles II.
IIoyt. The baseball piece Is called
"a Home Run" and is to be taken
out through the country by Mr.
| Harry Wilson, who used to be one of
Iaverly's corps Of managers. 1t
is kcenly hoped by the people con-
nected with this enterprise that "a
Home Run may not be in any way
associated with n walk home.
The annual fete champetre OF the Ran
dali CLUB Of rittsuurg wes held at Silver
| Lake Grove yesterday. Six thousand